Events

Upcoming events

4th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2012), 5-8 June 2012

For the fourth year in a row the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence invites experts from government, military, academia and the private sector to Tallinn to discuss recent trends in cyber security. In 2012 the conference will focus on military and paramilitary activities in cyberspace. This topic will be explored from the political, legal and technical perspectives within two parallel tracks: the Law & Policy Track and the Technical Track.

Past Events 

3rd International conference on Cyber Conflict 7-10 June, 2011

More than 380 experts gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, to participate in the annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict. Presentations treated the legal aspects of cyber conflict as well as the technical ones, including recent issues such as Stuxnet and iBots. The conference concluded with a presentation of the NATO cyber defence policy that was endorsed by the NATO defence ministers on Wednesday.

Joint Workshop with ENISA on Countering Botnets 9-10 March 2011

European network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE), Fraunhofer Institute, Bonn University and the German Internet Industry Association (ECO) conducted a joint workshop in Cologne, Germany to address issues related to measurement, detection, tracking of, as well as the defence against botnets. Presentations and papers can be found from the ENISA webpage.

Conference on Cyber Conflict 2010 15-18 June, 2010

The conference brought together more than 300 computer security specialists from 39 countries. During the event, experts from government, private sector and the academia discussed cyber security in three parallel conference tracks: strategy, law and technical. Keynote speakers included renowned cryptographer Bruce Schneier and former cyber security adviser to the US president, Melissa Hathaway.

13th NATO Cyber Defence Workshop 26-28 May, 2010

In May 2010, CCDCOE hosted the annual NATO Cyber Defence Workshop which aims at supporting NATO and NATO nations in participating and influencing the process of building a multinational and multidisciplinary framework among allies. The event was jointly organised by NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC)

Legal & Policy Conference 9-10 September, 2009

This expert-level conference focused on the legal and policy aspects of cyber conflict and was aimed at promoting closer collaboration among the international community of leaders and experts in government, private sector, and academia; sharing current initiatives and best practices of cyber conflict management; developing a common understanding of the multidisciplinary and layered approach to cyber conflict management and initiating an international dialogue that facilitates creation of the ideal curriculum for cyber conflict education and training programs.

Confere on Cyber Warfare 16-19 June, 2009

The Call for Papers for the Conference on Cyber Warfare yielded an impressive agenda: 29 presentations from 13 countries, written by some of the best and brightest minds in academia, government, business, and the military.  They covered the emerging field of cyber warfare in theory and in practice, from both strategic and tactical perspectives.  Luminaries such as Mikko Hypponen, James Lewis, Jose Nazario, Felix Leder, Tillmann Werner, Roel of Temmingh, Amit Yoran, and Billy Rios highlighted a program that began with a presentation by The Information Warfare Monitor of the biggest network security story of 2009, Tracking Ghost Net: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network.